The road races continued on Friday, moving in to the “C” classifications for athletes who use a standard bicycle.
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Blake won comprehensively with a time of 54.49secs, nearly a second ahead of his competition.
Cole (1:09.18) finished less than half a second ahead of Spanish teenager Nuria Marques Soto (1:09.57).
However, it took just seven days for the Nigerian contingents at Rio to set a new record.
After a disqualification controversy, the Australian women’s T35-38 4x100m relay team finally received their silver with Angie Ballard, Madison de Rozario, Jemima Moore and Christie Dawes adding the medal to the bronze they won eight years ago in Beijing.
His run was his first Paralympic gold of his career, having only won silver and bronze in London 2012 in the 400m and 800m respectively. Dutch swimmer Lisette Bruinsma easily won the 200m IM SM11 in a time of 2:49.87.
She now has eight Paralympic golds and has competed in four games. Teresa Perales managed to claim the win in the 50m backstroke S5 in 43.03 with Czech Bela Tebinova just behind.
In the event which is classified for athletes whose lower and/or upper limbs are affected or have been amputated Greaves had already won four Paralympic medals.
Home fans were delighted with the first event in the field as there were two Brazilian medalists in the Long Jump T11.
China is on the top of the medal count table with 217 medals (94 golds, 74 silvers and 49 bronzes).
Her third Rio gold came in the individual freestyle dressage event, where she performed to music written specially for her and her horse Athene by Harry Potter film composer Nick Hooper.
It was her third victory at the Games in the Brazil after triumphing in the 3km individual pursuit and road time-trial. Being on the ground in a city where this is taking place is staggering and eye-opening.
Volodymyr Antoniuk gave the Ukrainian team a lead but Mehdi Jamali equalized the match.
Canada edged the Americans to win gold at last summer’s Parapan Am Games in Toronto, and on Saturday, the teams matched each other virtually point for point before the US broke open a six-point lead late in the game.
The medal rush continued as Flora Ugwunwa inspired a 1-2-3 for the African continent in the women’s F54 Javelin throw on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil.
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Ukraine remained undefeated throughout the tournament, winning its five matches, scoring 14 goals and conceding only three.
